St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-12

herman (LiberaD moved the bill be re-
jected las it did not include the means fOr
revision of judicial rents. He cOntended
the bill did nothing to meet the
urgent needs of Ireland. 1t might put
a stop to open brutality in the matter of
eviction. 1t would not prevent land
lords from expressing. even running.
tenants. What tenants most cravef
was such powers for judicial revision of
their rent as would enable them to pay
a fair rent based upon the extreme fall
in agricultural values. This would stay
evictions, prevent bankruptcies and be a
good beginning for the fnaE
measure for the settlement of
the agrarlan question. Inc
SPEECH OF BALFOUR
tonight on the Irish land bill, though
weak and apolOgetic. left the lmpreSSiOni
that he would be ready to accept any,
amendment provided it came in the
form of new bill and its acceptance
not calculated to give shock to the
country nor cause any further defeat or
decentralization of the Conservatives.
The more the result of Spalding's cleo
ton becomes known the more apparent
becomes the genuineneSS of the reaction
in favor of Gladstone. COnserva-
tive agents attribute the recent
reverseS chiefly to the impress
sion the Irish members of parliament
are making by participating in the con-
tests and dilating upon the horrors Of
evictions and threatened increase of
suffering of the people under the coer-
ciOn act. There are reports also that
the government is being Influenced in
the direction of modification of the
land bill. A number of Tory members
of parliament are urging the abandon
ment of the Bankruptcy" and ''pur-
chase' clauses of the bill and the MAX
ing of it a short measure, cOnceding jul
dicial revision, rents and including
''leaseholders' clauses. The bill inz
this form, it is claimed, would be ac-
ceptable to the opposition and be sure
of passage. The ParnelliteS aret
trying to induce Gladstone to VISIT
Ireland during the early operation of
the coercion act to assist in resistance to
any tyrranical use of the act. The out
spoken speech of Gladstone OH Saturday
encouraged the Parnellites to hope hei
will go to Ireland if able to face the fa-
tigueS of an Irish campaign. John
Morley heads the band of Irish home
rulers and will cooperate with the Par
nellites in opposing any INTERFERENCE
by the lord lieutenant OF Ireland with
the Land league OF other legitimate
combination of the people of Ireland.
Division will be taken on Banner
mann'S amendment Thursday. The un-i
iOniSt committee has drafted an amend
ment in favor of abating excessive judi
cial rents without compelling tenants to
have recourse to the bankruptcy court.
The Daily News believes the cabinet Isl
divided on the question OF meeting the
views of the unioniSts, and that unless
the difference is arranged it may lead to
the defeat of the government in COM
mittee. Liberal members of the conf
mons are arranging to give banquet;
to Parnell.
LORD GEORGE HAMILTON !!
said Bannermann had put forward no
alternative proposal i'll hehalf OF th0I
tenants he called his friends, tenants me-
seemed to desire to deprive of the bene-
tits of the present act, and leave them in .
the present position of bankruptcy,
which was no more of a disgrace to an
lriShmen than an Englisllmen, who
through the fall in prices were unable
to fulfill their contracts. The fact was
IriShmen lacked the moral force to look
to their own eXertiOnS instead of relying
upon the government to eXtricatei
them. Chamberlain prefaced his
remarks by stating that hei
intended supporting the second reading!
Oh ullc Dill, Dub Will Gel TALL ItScl a.
tions, which he did not suppose would.
stage. He would give the bill fair,
candid consideration as an hon
est endeavor of the government
to redeem their promise, given
at the beginning of the session. The
measure was more generous and went
further in the way of concession than
any previous measure. Alter passage
at arms with Healy, which elected re-
buke from the speaker, Chamberlain
proceeded. He was surprised that the
Liberals seemed anxious to destroy the
measure and preventing anything being
done for Irish tenants this session.
Their criticisms
OUGHT TO BE POSTPONED
until the bill reached the committee
stage. What would be the use Of,
revision of rents to tenants who had.
not paid anything for five years? He.
would support the second reading OF
the bill, thereby affirming the necessity
of preventing as far as possible harsh,
unjust evictions. No permanent land
question was possible for two or three
Years to come. He strongly urged
the house not to reject this tenn
porary effort at a settlement
and at the same time asked the govern
to consider the position of landlords
who were hard pressed by the burden
of family and other charges created
when land was more profitable. He
suggested that the benefits con-
ferred upon lease-h0lders should
be extended in perpetuity and when the
leases were thought to be equitable.
Jurisdiction clauses gave ample relief
to tenants unable to pay and threatened
with eviction. In the face of great oppoSi-
ton he would advise the government to
drop the bankruptcy clauses, though
personally he regarded them as for the
interest of the tenant and would sup
port them if possible. He trusted the
government would listen to suggestions
for improvement of the bill, from
whatever quarter they came. The
Parnellites had threatened to treat
the bill with contempt, but had they
ever treated a remedial measure other
wise? Debate of the motion was adj
journed. Parnell and his followers
will meet tomorrow to decide upon the
course to be pursued in debate.